Now Playing Onstage in Costa Mesa - Week of 7/20/2014

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NATALIA OSIPOVA AND IVAN VASILIEVSegerstrom Center for the Arts, Segestrom Hall 7/25-7/27/2014Natalia Osipova has been hailed by London's The Independent as "the most sought-after ballerina in the world" while Ivan Vasiliev has been proclaimed as "the hottest male dancer on the planet" by The Guardian of London. Center audiences have been thrilled by these two superstars before, but nothing will compare to the spectacular premiere program of Solo for Two created to showcase their matchless talents.
Featuring ballets created by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Ohad Naharin and Arthur Pita.
Preview talks one hour before each performance by Roslyn Sulcas
Click Here for More InformationDISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEASTMusical Theatre West 7/11-7/27/2014
Be our guest as we present this truly enchanting musical, perfect for the whole family. Our heroine, Belle, lives in a quiet village until her father, Maurice, is taken prisoner by a ferocious beast. Thank goodness Lumiere, Mrs. Potts, and Cogsworth are on hand to teach both Belle and Beast that you can't judge a book by its cover.
Click Here for More InformationGHOST THE MUSICALSegerstrom Center for the Arts, Segestrom Hall 7/22-8/3/2014
Relive the iconic and magical moments from the Oscar®-winning movie Ghost in a brand-new Broadway musical. Ghost The Musical breathes glorious new life into a timeless love story. The musical features an original pop score from multiple Grammy Award®-winners Dave Stewart, one half of the 80s pop duo the Eurythmics, and Glen Ballard, co-writer with Alanis Morissette on the multi-platinum album Jagged Little Pill, among many other notable credits and collaborations. The musical's tale of everlasting love is thrilling entertainment for audiences of all ages.
Adapted from the hit film by its Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin, Ghost The Musical follows Sam and Molly, a young couple whose connection takes a shocking turn after Sam's untimely death. Trapped between two worlds, Sam refuses to leave Molly when he learns she is in grave danger. Desperate to communicate with her, he turns to a storefront psychic who helps him protect Molly and avenge his death. The Associated Press says Ghost The Musical is "eye-poppingly brilliant with glorious songs" and Newsday says the show is "unlike anything seen onstage before!"
Click Here for More InformationGHOST THE MUSICALSegerstrom Center for the Arts 7/29-8/10/2014
Set in modern day New York City, Ghost The Musical is a timeless fantasy about the power of love. Walking back to their apartment one night, Sam and Molly are mugged, leaving Sam murdered on a dark street. Sam is trapped as a ghost between this world and the next and unable to leave Molly, who he learns is in grave danger. With the help of a phony storefront psychic, Oda Mae Brown, Sam tries to communicate with Molly in the hope of saving and protecting her.
Click Here for More InformationHAMBURG BALLETTSegerstrom Center for the Arts, Segestrom Hall 7/2-9/2/2014
Following the tremendous success of The Little Mermaid, the Center is proud to welcome the return of John Neumeier's Hamburg Ballett with the American Premiere of Liliom. A superb storyteller, Neumeier applies his singular vision to Liliom, the 1909 play made famous by the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Carousel. With an original score by Oscar® winner Michel Legrand, Neumeier's adaptation of the troubled carousel barker who struggles to be a better person is more poignant than ever.
Click Here for More InformationLES BALLETS DE MONTE-CARLOSegerstrom Center for the Arts, Segestrom Hall 7/3-9/3/2014
Center Audiences discovered Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo in their acclaimed Center debut in 2011 with Cinderella. Now, this exciting company returns with the American premiere of Jean-Christophe Maillot's interpretation of another classic, Swan Lake. Extraordinary dancing, sumptuous costumes and inventive storytelling will come together in delightful ways as Maillot presents us with this personal vision of Swan Lake, bringing a new drama to this pillar of the classical repertoire.
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